Basement

A basement or cellar is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor. Basements are generally used as a utility space for a building where such items as the boiler, water heater, breaker panel or fuse box, car park, and air-conditioning system are located; so also are amenities such as the electrical distribution system, and cable television distribution point. However, in cities with high property prices such as London, basements are often fitted out to a high standard and used as living space.

In British English, the word "basement" is used for underground floors of, for example, department stores, but the word is only used with houses when the space below their ground floor is habitable, with windows and (usually) its own access. The word cellar or cellars is used to apply to the whole underground level or to any large underground room. A subcellar is a cellar that lies further underneath.

Purpose, geography, history

A basement can be used in almost exactly the same manner as an additional above-ground floor of a house or other building. However, the use of basements depends largely on factors specific to a particular geographical area such as climate, soil, seismic activity, building technology, and real estate economics.

21 Cellars

21 Cellars is a winery in North Tacoma, Washington, USA. It produces wine in the non-interventionist winemaking techniques. It specializes in wines using Bordeaux and Spanish grape varietals. In 2011 21 Cellars was named "Best New Wine" by Seattle Magazine.

The winery was founded by Philip Coates, Ben and Dan Bradley in 2003.

21 Cellars produces several labels including Pont21, Promesse21 and OmRikki.

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Coordinates: 47°16′03″N 122°28′17″W / 47.26750°N 122.47139°W / 47.26750; -122.47139